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W3C Invites Implementations of Ambient Light Events, and Proximity Events

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Published:: 1 October 2013

The Device APIs Working Group invites implementation of two Candidate Recommendations:

Ambient Light Events. This specification defines a means to receive events that correspond to a light sensor detecting the presence of a light.
Proximity Events. This specification defines a means to receive events that correspond to a proximity sensor detecting the presence of a physical object.

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